BIG and Fiberline reveal manufacturing process behind Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2016



Movie: Dezeen goes behind the scenes at the factory where the fibreglass blocks that comprise BIG’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion were made in this exclusive video produced for material manufacturer Fiberline. (more…)

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CGI artist Forbes Massie explains his approach in new film by Eizo ColorEdge



Dezeen promotion: this film by Eizo ColorEdge follows visualisation artist Forbes Massie as he describes his studio’s methods for creating images that “your grandmother falls in love with” (+ movie). (more…)

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Peris + Toral Arquitectes uses scaffolding to create temporary pavilion in Barcelona



Layers of polycarbonate, netting and metal mesh wrap the scaffolding structure of this temporary visitor centre, designed by Peris + Toral Arquitectes for a public square in Barcelona (+ slideshow). (more…)

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The Shit Museum brings various poo-related designs to London



London Design Festival 2016: a “liberating” adult nappy, poo tableware and an event space furnished with manure are among the offerings at one London Design Festival exhibition (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Unions ban construction workers from demolishing Sydney’s brutalist Sirius building



Australian trade unions have banned construction workers from demolishing one of Sydney’s only brutalist buildings, which failed in its bid for heritage listing earlier this summer. (more…)

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Modus Studio cloaks Arkansas home in wood and pre-rusted steel



American firm Modus Studio has drastically revamped a ranch-style house in Arkansas by covering the front facade in cedar and Corten steel, and adding an angular extension (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Daniel Arsham creates colourful cave from moulded sports balls at Galerie Perrotin



American artist and designer Daniel Arsham has created a cave from purple spheres as part of his first solo exhibition in New York (+ slideshow). (more…)

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“People are beginning to rediscover traditional bathing traditions”



London Design Festival 2016: communal bathing culture is experiencing a global revival according to curator Jane Withers, who has put together an exhibition exploring the phenomenon. (more…)

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“We can’t stop superblocks or sprawl, but we have to make space for life in between”



Opinion: Aaron Betsky finds lessons for western city planners and designers in amongst the mega-blocks, privatised spaces and urban sprawl of Asian cities. (more…)

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Assemble patterns ceramic tiles by baking them in a barbecue



London Design Festival 2016: Turner Prize-winning collective Assemble has produced a series of ceramic tiles that have been “smoked” in a barbecue (+ slideshow). (more…)

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